Raw Beetroot, Carrot and Baby Cabbage Salad

This is an awesome salad; crunchy, wholesome, packed full of flavour and no lettuce in sight :) I like to serve it with grilled chicken breasts and home-made mayonnaise.

Lemongrass-Rooibos Poached Chicken Salad

I got asked to take part in the #PowerOfYou Fairtrade Fortnight campaign aimed at inspiring people to think twice about where and how their food products are sourced. They want to inspire people to support Fairtrade products, which I think is both important and awesome. They sent me a box filled with Fairtrade goodies, amongst which were 3 starred items, which they asked me to use in a recipe. My ingredients were: lemongrass rooibos tea, rainbow peppercorns and a spicy Chakalaka relish - so without further ado - here it is:

Salad Jars

I looooove me a salad jar - it's such a simple idea and yet it's just so clever - the reason your salads go soggy a few hours after making them as that you've been layering them in the wrong order - lettuce and leaves need to go on the top and the hardier ingredients, and those they seep any liquid over time, need to go on the bottom.

How to cook the perfect steak

I investigated how to cook the perfect steak and after trying and testing the internet's best, I've come up with my conclusion: